On Thu, Oct 30, 2003 at 03:18:13PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > Andrew Pollock wrote: > > Config network: [E] > > You didn't explain what went wrong here. Did you actually perform this > step in the installer, or did you not, and just not have a configured > network post install?
Sorry. If memory serves, the main issue was that I wasn't prompted at all. > > Last time I tried an image, I had the choice of ext3 (and I think ReiserFS). Today > > I only had ext2. > > udeb priority problems, I have uploaded a fix. Cool. > > Post d-i, my network was totall unconfigured. /etc/network/interfaces > > had just the top comment lines in it. > > Possibly because you did not configure the network during the install? See above. > > The installer was very persistent about asking about autopartitioning, > > to the point where it really started to piss me off. I would have > > thought it best to ask whether to autopartition or manually partition > > at the start, and then never ask again, whereas I was asked about > > autopartitioning shortly after completing a manual partition, which I > > thought was a bit screwy. > > Yes that's a known bug, and I think it's fixed now. Very cool. > > I'm pretty sure last time I tried, I also had the choice of grub or lilo. > > Today, it was lilo or nothing. > > Anyone know why it's not offering grub anymore? Any answer on this? > > Also, when it came to filesystems, what I wanted, was a root partition > > (with an ext3 filesystem on it) a swap partition and everything else > > as logical volumes. I note that the installer seems vaguely aware of > > LVM, but doesn't seem to prompt to create any logical volumes. It > > thinks an LVM partition has a filesystem on it and then talks about > > mounting it and whatnot. > > Someone should perhaps turn this into a wishlist bug report against the > relevant package. I can never guess what the right relevant package is > for partitioning though. Anyone got any idea of what the relevant package is? > > Finally, for a netinst CD, I was somewhat surprised to find it had > > base packages on it. I was expecting to have to download that with > > APT... > > You may be looking for the business card image instead, it lacks base > packages. Okay. So I shall download another (businesscard) ISO and give it another whirl perhaps over the weekend and see how things go. Andrew -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
